ALDI Easy Home MD 17329 - Sewing Buttons, Hooks, and Eyes; Sewing Buttons with a Shank

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Sewing
− When the buttonhole program is fi nished, take the fabric out of
the sewing machine and cut off the ends of the reinforcement
yarn.
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You should practise a few buttonholes on a piece of cloth fi rst in
order to learn how to use reinforcement yarn.
Sewing on buttons, hooks and eyes
The button fi tting foot makes light work of sewing on buttons,
hooks and eyes.
Use the darning plate to stop the fabric from slipping.
Presser foot: .........................................................................................Button fi tting foot
Program: .....................................................................................................................
Stitch length: .........................................................................................................................0
− Lower the presser foot and place the button between the fabric
and presser foot so that the stitch enters the holes of the button
as shown in the diagram.
− Use the hand wheel to control the position of the button. The
needle must exactly enter the holes of the button, otherwise
the needle may be damaged.
− There are fi ve different stitch widths between programs B and C
for the various distances between buttonholes.
− At a low speed, sew about 6 to 7 stitches per hole.
For buttons with four holes, the material is shifted with the button:
then 6 to 7 stitches are sewn in the other holes. Once you have
removed the fabric, pass a generous length of the upper thread to
the underside of the fabric and knot it to the lower thread there.
Sewing buttons with a shank
In the case of heavy fabrics, a button shank is often needed.
− Place a needle or, for a thicker shank, a matchstick (A) on the
button and then proceed to sew as for a normal button.
− After about 10 stitches, remove the material from the machine.
− Remove the needle or matchstick.
− Cut the upper thread, leaving a slightly longer length of upper
thread.
− Pass the upper thread through the button and wind it around
the threads a few times to create a shank, then pass it through
to the underside of the fabric and tie it in a knot with the lower
thread.
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